Annunciation Church, Gorodishche

Annunciation Church, Gorodishche is a church in Novgorod Oblast, Northwestern Russia. Annunciation Church, Gorodishche is situated nearby to the suburb Ryurikovo Gorodishche, as well as near the fishing area Рыбалка со спинингом.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Russian Orthodox
Description: temple in Veliky Novgorod, Russia
Also known as: “церковь Благовещения на Городище”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nereditsa Church and St. George Cathedral.

Nereditsa Church

Church

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The Saviour Church on Nereditsa Hill near Novgorod is a 12th-century Orthodox church dedicated to the feast of the Saviour's Transfiguration. The church, consecrated in 1198, became world-famous both for its remarkable state of exterior preservation and for the best preserved set of pre-Mongol wall paintings in the Russian Empire. Nereditsa Church is situated 1 km northeast of Annunciation Church, Gorodishche.

St. George Cathedral

Church

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St. George Cathedral is a church, which is situated 1¼ km southwest of Annunciation Church, Gorodishche.

Elijah church on Slavno

Church

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Elijah church on Slavno is situated 2 km north of Annunciation Church, Gorodishche.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ryurikovo Gorodishche and Vitoslavlitsy.

Ryurikovo Gorodishche

Suburb

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Ryurikovo Gorodishche, the primary settlement in the area known in Scandinavian sources as Holmgård, was the 9th century predecessor of Veliky Novgorod.